Hebrews 10:37

For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

Cross-references

Revelation 22:20 records Christ's own promise 'I am coming soon' — a direct echo of Hebrews' 'the coming one will not delay.'

James 5:7-9 calls for patience as the Lord's coming is at hand — the same imminent return and endurance teaching as Hebrews 10:37.

Habakkuk 2:3 is the direct source: the vision awaits its time, will surely come, and will not delay — quoted in Hebrews as Christ's coming.

Habakkuk 2:4 is quoted in Hebrews 10:38: 'the righteous shall live by faith' — the foundation for the faith endurance exhortation.

Matthew 24:33 says Christ's return is 'near, right at the door', reinforcing the imminence of the coming one in Hebrews 10:37.

2 Peter 3:9 Related theme

2 Peter 3:9 explains God's patience regarding the promised coming, reinforcing Hebrews 10:37's assertion that he 'will not delay'.

1 Corinthians 1:7 describes eager waiting for Christ's revelation, directly echoing the expectant 'coming one' of Hebrews 10:37.

Luke 21:31 Parallel

Luke 21:31 ties visible signs to the nearness of God's kingdom, aligning with Hebrews 10:37's imminent coming.

Psalm 37:10 Allusion

Psalm 37:10 says 'a little while' and the wicked vanish—the same phrase and theme of imminent divine intervention that Hebrews applies to Christ's coming.

Matthew 11:3 features John asking about 'the one who is to come', directly quoting the same Messianic expectation from Habakkuk that Hebrews 10:37 cites.

Isaiah 46:13 says salvation will not be delayed and God brings righteousness near—the same language of nearness and no delay that strengthens the call to patient endurance.

Isaiah 35:4 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 35:4 promises 'your God will come' with vengeance and salvation—a direct prophecy of God's coming that aligns with the hope of Christ's arrival here.

Isaiah 10:25 uses 'in a very little while' for God's anger ending—the same temporal phrase applied to a different event, but showing the biblical pattern of imminent divine action.

Psalm 70:5 Allusion

Psalm 70:5 pleads 'do not delay' and 'come quickly'—strongly mirroring the language of waiting for God's swift deliverance in Hebrews.

Matthew 25:5 describes a delayed bridegroom, contrasting with Hebrews 10:37's assurance that the coming one 'will not delay'.

Luke 18:8 Parallel

Luke 18:8 promises the Son of Man will bring justice speedily and questions if faith will be found — parallel to Hebrews' coming one and faith theme.

Haggai 2:6 Parallel

Haggai 2:6 prophesies a cosmic shaking, echoing the eschatological coming foreshadowed in Hebrews 10:37's 'yet a little while'.

1 Corinthians 10:11 Related theme

1 Corinthians 10:11 reminds believers they live in the end times, complementing Hebrews 10:37's call to endure before the coming.

2 Peter 3:8 Related theme

2 Peter 3:8 explains God's different time perspective, addressing the apparent delay — complementary to Hebrews' assurance of no real delay.